re: Gregg Berhalter says USMNT player was nearly sent home from World Cup due to poor behavior

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Why isn’t Pulisic and Adams speaking to him?

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I think they are talking to him considering they are part of the leadership council.

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As for Steffan, Turner was the correct choice but not bringing Steffan at all (and I think Steffan is at least a top 3 US GK) could have consequences for the vibes down the road.

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There's always someone that gets left off a world cup roster. Steffen playing like shite for the last year is the reason, not because Gregg was trying to preserve the vibes.

Matt Doyle just shared a tweet from Wes' dad during the group stage, pointing out that Gregg disciplined Wes during qualifying

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john mckennie
@airborne69
#TheCoach
He doesn't get enough credit for keeping the team 100% ALL IN MANTALITY!

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If there is one thing you absolutely can't shite on Gregg for, it's his man-management. He's been very good in that respect.

This is a really lame story all the way around. Gio comes off like a bitch and, to me, admittedly biased against Gregg, Gregg comes off like a poor leader/manager to have let it come to that point.

A manager doesn't have to play pouty players, but mediocre managers like Gregg are a lot easier to replace than Bundesliga starters from the U.S.

One important question is whether this behavior by Gio was totally out of the blue. That's kind of hard to believe.. Seems like it would behoove the manager to be ready for a player like that to respond poorly when told he is sitting the bench.

So this is the part where y’all apologize to Gregg, right?














…. Right?

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Gio comes off like a bitch and, to me, admittedly biased against Gregg, Gregg comes off like a poor leader/manager to have let it come to that point.

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Why is everyone criticizing Gregg for this? He handled the situation well got the team on board, addressed a talented but moody young player not meeting the standard demanded of all teammates, and corrected the issue respectfully.

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One important question is whether this behavior by Gio was totally out of the blue.

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Definitely not. He pouts like Ronaldo every time a teammate does something he doesn’t.

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Paul Tenorio
@PaulTenorio
Update: A U.S. Soccer spokesperson said the summit in which Berhalter participated was supposed to be “explicitly off the record.”

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Lol what a fricking mess this is.

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Eh. National team is different. The player pool is set, the manager has to make the best of it.
There’s no way you can say Gregg is blameless for letting his relationship with one of the best players in the pool get this sour at the World Cup.
Maybe he did everything possible to prevent it, maybe he didn’t.
Or are you saying he shouldn’t have to do anything to prevent it? That he should just make his decisions and if one of the best players wants to act like a bitch about it, then too bad?

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I'm saying you play guys who aren't going to be a detriment to the team. And if a dude, who is likely our most talented player but clearly came in not 100%, is pouting enough to the point where other players are calling him out, then he is being a detriment to the team.

It's the fricking World Cup, it's literally why the international game exists, it's team above everything at that point.

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One more time. It’s not about the drama, it’s about leaking the drama.

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Well then you should be mad at Charter Works for leaking the report that apparently was supposed to be off the record.

Gregg shouldn't have said it even at this summit though.

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I'm still in the camp that Greg has to go though

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Pretty much everyone on this board is.

I still think it's ridiculous to blame him because it rained outside in parts of the country today.

Hahaha it unusually poured here today.